Trans Studies

Bloomsbury Academic’s Trans Studies book series is based on a three-fold commitment to: 1. Provide inclusive, global representation of transgender and nonbinary topics and authors, 2. Challenge assumptions of trans studies and other fields, and 3. Engage diverse disciplines from the humanities, social sciences, and biological sciences.

A defining feature of all books in the Trans Studies series—whether they are grounded in the humanities, social sciences, or biological sciences—is that they reflect on the assumptions that guide the book’s specific version of trans scholarship. We especially seek works that provide innovative reformulations of the scope and practice of trans studies, including novel methodologies and theoretical concepts that challenge the status quo. We welcome books from disciplines that are underrepresented in trans studies. High priorities for the series include books that provide intersectional perspectives, as well as works that examine transgender and nonbinary topics with reference to particular linguistic, national, and regional groups. We encourage authors from around the world to contribute to the series, incorporating culture-specific insights as feasible. Contemporary and historical works are equally appropriate. Books in this series include monographs, edited volumes, and handbooks that target academic audiences. We value books that explore socially relevant issues and that both clarify and question the premises of fields outside of trans studies. All books follow the most recent guidelines for best practices in using accurate and respectful language when discussing transgender and nonbinary people and topics. Key resources to these best practices include GLAAD’s overviews of Transgender People and Nonbinary People, as well as this Glossary of Terms: https://glaad.org/reference/trans-terms

Contributors to this series come from disciplines including but not limited to anthropology, architecture, area studies, art, biology, cinema studies, classics, communication studies, cultural studies, disability studies, ecology, economics, education, environmental studies, ethics, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, history, law, literary studies, masculinity studies, media studies, medicine, medieval studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, public policy, queer studies, religious studies, rhetoric, science and technology studies, science fiction studies, sociology, theology, trans studies, and women’s studies. Proposals grounded in other disciplines are equally welcome.

Please send proposals to series editor, Dr. Douglas Vakoch, at dvakoch@meti.org and to Senior Acquisitions Editor, Courtney Morales, at Courtney.Morales@bloomsbury.com.